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Liberal
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National Party 1990-1998
Member
Liberal Party from 1999
State council member from 2011
President
Forrest Division 2012-2016
State executive member
2012-2016
Chair
Policy Committee
2013
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26 February 2005 |
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South West |
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Electorates
- MLA Capel from 26 February 2005 to 6 September 2008. Elected to the Thirty-seventh Parliament for Capel (new seat) on 26 February 2005. Electorate abolished redistribution of 2007
- Contested the general election for Collie–Preston but defeated by Michael Philip Murray
- Contested Collie 10 February 2001; Collie–Preston 6 September 2008
- MLC South West Region from 22 May 2017. Elected to the Fortieth Parliament for the South West Region on 11 March 2017 for the term commencing on 22 May. Re-elected 2021 for the term commencing 22 May.
Parliamentary Appointments
- Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 29 March 2005 to 6 September 2008
- Deputy Chair of Committees in the Legislative Council from 23 May 2017 to 21 May 2021
Office
- Opposition spokesperson for Emergency Services, and Indigenous Affairs from 9 March 2005 to 4 February 2006
- Shadow Minister for Environment, Indigenous Affairs and (from 28 June 2006) assistant Shadow Minister for Biotechnology, and Fisheries from 4 February 2006 to 8 April 2006
- Shadow Minister for the Environment from 8 April 2006 to 24 January 2008
- Represented the Shadow Minister for North West in the Legislative Assembly from 28 June 2006 to 24 January 2008
- Shadow Treasurer from 24 January 2008 to 8 August 2008
- Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change from 8 August to 23 September 2008
- Shadow Minister for Environment; Water from 25 March 2017 to 21 December 2017
- Shadow Minister for Environment; Water; Emergency Services from 21 December 2017 to 16 April 2018
- Shadow Minister for Environment; Emergency Services; Forestry from 16 April 2018 to 28 February 2020
- Shadow Minister for Finance; Environment; Forestry from 28 February 2020 to 13 July 2020
- Shadow Minister for Finance; Agriculture & Food; Regional Development; Royalties for Regions from 13 July 2020 to 19 April 2021
- Shadow Minister for Treasury; Small Business from 19 April 2021 to 7 February 2023
- Shadow Minister for Energy; Treasury; Industrial Relations from 7 February 2023 to 27 February 2024
- Shadow Minister for Energy; Industrial Relations from 1 March 2024 to present
Committees
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from 7 April 2005 to 7 August 2008
- Member, Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs from 23 May 2017 to 21 May 2021
- Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Legislation; Inquiry into the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2017 from 28 March 2018 to 28 June 2018
- Member, Select Committee on Personal Choice and Community Safety from 29 August 2018 to 12 May 2020
- Substitute Member and Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on Legislation; Inquiry into the Agricultural Produce Commission Amendment Bill 2019 from 17 June 2020 to 17 September 2020
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on Corruption and Crime Commission from 25 May 2021 to present
- Member, Parliamentary Superannuation Board from 22 June 2021 to present
Parliamentary Party Appointments
- Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 19 April 2021 to 27 February 2024
- Deputy Leader of the WA Liberal Party from 7 February 2023 to 27 February 2024
Conferences
- Attended International Conference on Climate Change, London, United Kingdom, November 2007
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Personal Information |
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3 October 1967 |
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Mansfield, Victoria, Australia |
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Arrived in Western Australia, December 1989 |
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Son of Peter Caldwell Thomas, farmer, and Robyn Thomas (nee Shellcot), teacher |
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(1) Married 1992, divorced 1997
(2) Married 20 May 2000, Esperance, Western Australia to Leah Tracey Mitchell, daughter of Terrence Mitchell and Marion Helen Morris.
Children: four daughters |
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Goomeri State School and Murgon State High School, Queensland
University of Queensland, Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), 1988
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Veterinarian and media adviser |
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Contract mustering and horse breaking, Central Queensland (including university breaks), 1982–1989
Barman, Brisbane, Queensland (during university term), 1988-1989
Veterinarian, Capel Veterinary Clinic, Western Australia from December 1989 to July 1991
Owner/manager, Animal Health Centre veterinary hospital, Donnybrook, Western Australia from July 1991 to March 2005 (sold January 2006)
Principal policy advisor, Minister for Agriculture, Western Australia from September 2008 to 30 June 2009
Veterinarian, Cattle Veterinary Services, Busselton, Western Australia from 1 November 2009 to May 2010
Policy adviser, Nola Marino MP, Member of the House of Representatives for Forrest, Parliament of Australia from May 2010 to 2017 |
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Lived in Queensland, 1968–1989
President, University of Queensland Veterinary Students Association, including a role of the faculty governing body, 1989
Member, Donnybrook Hospital Board 1991–2002, Chairman 1998–2002
Inaugural member and chairman, 1997-2001, Donnybrook-Balingup Health Service Board, 1994–2001
Chairman, Wellington Health Service Council, 1997-2001 (Dates TBC Chair, Wellington Health Service 1994–)
Chairman, South West Health Forum (oversaw human health service delivery from Yarloop to Pemberton), 1989-2001 (Dates TBC Chair, South West Health Forum 1997–2002)
President and treasurer, Donnybrook District High School P&C, 2010–2013
Board member, Adam Road Primary School, 2012–2017
Board member, Bunbury Senior High School, 2017
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, Addendum, p. 7.
Parliament of Western Australia, Former Members, Parliament of Western Australia website, accessed 21 May 2014. |
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